grow out

phrasal verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

: to allow (something) to get longer

She's growing out her hair.

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But between January 7 and January 8, 2025, three major fires grew out of control in the Los Angeles area. —

Tamekia Reece, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025 Currently the largest wildfire in Southern California, the Palisades Fire grew out of a brush fire that exploded as powerful winds ripped through the area. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025 Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with Moore to discuss how his newest novel grew out of his comics work. —

Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025 In a Fandango interview clip shared to TikTok, the actor, 28, talked about growing out his fingernails to become the American singer-songwriter in the biopic A Complete Unknown (out Dec. 25). —

Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow out